Ukraine says Russian troops 'trapped' in eastern city of Bakhmut

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Ukrainian sources incl military seem much more aligned with reality than ruZZian sources

Ukrainian people have extreme incentive to get the ruzzians out, so their leadership have much less incentive to lie to them. The reality of successes and setbacks do not need to hidden for motivational purposes, only briefly for operational purposes.

Russians have been lied to perpetually by President-for-life and there are heavy laws for even so much as mentioning a soldier's death on social media. I wonder how that makes mothers feel, unable to get sympathy on social media.